• The Kitchings Family Foundation’s Special Grant Outreach Program allows our jazz musicians to perform for the students of C. B. Jennings Elementary School in New London.

• The Francis Bealey Memorial Scholarshipwas established in 1995 after the passing of EWS board president Francis Bealey, to honor his commitment to music and arts education. The Bealey Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually to a graduating senior of Valley Regional

High School to pursue studies in music at the undergraduate level. The scholarship currently provides $1,000 for each year of study, for a total of $4,000.

These efforts are supported by the generosity of Essex Winter Series’s sponsors, foundation grants, and corporate support.